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  1. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Robert_AdlerRobert Adler - Wikipedia

    Robert Adler. Robert Adler (December 4, 1913 – February 15, 2007) was an Austrian -American inventor who held numerous patents . He worked for Zenith Electronics, retiring as the company's Vice President and Director of Research. His work included developing early sound-based remote controls for televisions, which were the standard for 25 ...

  2. Dec 30, 2007 · Robert Adler was an accomplished physicist who adored nature, books and classical music. He didn’t watch much television, but he was nevertheless a genius at improving its gadgetry. His 1957 ...

  3. lemelson.mit.edu › resources › robert-adlerRobert Adler | Lemelson

    Feb 15, 2007 · Robert Adler held 180 patents for electronic devices, whose applications run from the esoteric to the everyday. He was best known as the "Father of the TV Remote Control." Adler was born in Vienna, Austria on December 4, 1913, and was educated there; his academic career culminated in his PhD in Physics at age 24 from the University of Vienna ...

  4. Feb 20, 2007 · Robert Adler was born on Dec. 4, 1913, in Vienna. His mother, Jenny Herschmann Adler, was a doctor, and his father, Max Adler, was a prominent social theorist. Robert inherited his mother’s ...

  5. Robert Adler invented the first practical, wireless television remote control. Introduced as the "Space Command" by Zenith in 1956, Adler's device was sold with more than nine million televisions before the advent of infrared technology in the 1980s. Born in Vienna, Austria, in 1913, Adler received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of ...

  6. In his nearly two-and-a-half-hour interview, Dr. Robert Adler (1913-2007) speaks in great detail about his pioneering work as the developer of the first practical wireless television remote control (co-invented with fellow Zenith engineer Eugene Polley). Adler outlines his long association with Zenith, which began shortly after he immigrated to ...

  7. Feb 18, 2007 · Robert Adler, 93, who helped invent the device that created a nation of sedentary television viewers forever flummoxed by the question, “Where’s the remote?” died Thursday, Feb. 15, of heart ...

  8. Feb 17, 2007 · February 17, 2007 The man who invented the remote control for the television, Dr. Robert Adler, died this week, giving us a timely reminder of just how fast technology is progressing. Dr. Adler's ...

  9. Feb 23, 2007 · Dr. Robert Adler, a prolific inventor in the field of television, but best known for his work with TV wireless remote control, died on Feb. 15. He was 93. Born in Austria, Adler emigrated to the United States after receiving his Ph.D degree in physics at the University of Vienna in 1937. In 1941, he began a career with the Zenith Electronics ...

  10. For his full interview, see https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/robert-adler

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